[nuhn] 
| 1. | a woman member of a religious order, esp. one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. |
| 2. | any of various birds, esp. a domestic variety of pigeon. |
[noon, noon] | 1. | the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| 2. | the consonant sound represented by this letter. |
[noon] | the major channel of the Niger River, in W Africa. |
[noo-noo] | a god personifying the ocean, the primeval chaos from which the world was formed. |
| nun 1 (nŭn) n. A woman who belongs to a religious order or congregation devoted to active service or meditation, living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. [Middle English, from Old English nunne and from Old French nonne, both from Late Latin nonna, feminine of nonnus, tutor, monk.] |
| nun 2 (nŏŏn) n. The 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See Table at alphabet. [Mishnaic Hebrew nûn, of Phoenician origin; see nwn in Semitic roots.] |
A female member of a religious order, living in a convent, whose work is confined to the convent. The term is also applied broadly to other female members of religious orders (“sisters”) who often live outside their convents and work as teachers, nurses, social workers, or administrators.
Nun
Beyond the fact that he was the father of Joshua nothing more is known of him (Ex. 33:11).